Pod Damn America

Anders talks to friend of the show Andy Gittlitz about his new book "Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team"

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We discuss our nation's 250th birthday, patriots, Europeans, The Young Patriots, musicians, and the fascist that literally invented stand up comedy.

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We discuss the Prairieland defendants and upcoming elections in Colorado before diving into the penultimate episode of our series on the Magonistas, the anarchists that sparked the Mexican Revolution. This week it's the birth of the American feds and the downfall of Porfirio Diaz.

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Anders reflects on NYC's recent primary results and connects it to the history of political machines, including Tammany Hall.

Works mentioned:

https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/plunkett-george/tammany-hall/

https://washingtonsocialist.mdcdsa.org/ws-articles/21-07-machine-politics-dsa

Jake talks about his visit to the Museum of AI Arts in LA and a recent furniture purchase. Then Anders previews the NY Democratic primaries.

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We discuss the MOU trump signed with Iran and then Anders explains what's going on with the PSL. But first, a communique from a famliar voice...

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We're joined by Irene and Kurtis from Metro DC DSA to discuss the campaigns of Aparna Raj who's running for City Council and Janeese Lewis-George who's poised to become Washington DC's first Socialist Mayor. But first, some Knicks and Obsession talk.

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Jake discusses Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical film Persepolis and Sylvia Federici's book Caliban And The Witch with regard to political economy, gender, race, class, art and magic and shit like that.

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We talk to Tony and Pat from the Independent Labor Club about resisting the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark. But first, some basketball, California elections and 60 Minutes updates.

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We talk about Graham Platner's latest latest scandal and also why guys go to strip clubs and just eat hot wings.

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